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Extracts of Truth & Encouragement from a Growth Journey with God
Tag: Sin
Tethered to the Holy Spirit
Early last school year, we saw a man and woman, running side by side together, attached with a tether. I hadn’t seen anything like it! The only thing I’d seen that was somewhat close was those little backpacks littles wear that tether them to… Continue Reading “Tethered to the Holy Spirit”
Focus and Run the Race Well
Have you ever been somewhere, when you feel like you’re being watched? You look around, only to find out that, indeed, you are?!? “As for us, we have this large crowd of witnesses around us. So then, let us rid ourselves of everything that… Continue Reading “Focus and Run the Race Well”
God is Love, but Does He Hate?
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love, does not know God, because God is love.“ 1 John 4:7-8 ESV Have you ever been in a conversation with someone,… Continue Reading “God is Love, but Does He Hate?”
Pruning Day
I went out of my way to help. I rearranged things in my day to be there, and God brought things to mind that may have been overlooked. It’s always more fun to offer to do things before you’re asked! Yet, in all of… Continue Reading “Pruning Day”
Jesus Christ, the Ultimate Sacrifice: The Time Revealed
“It’s time to go!” “My meeting is at that time.” “It’s time to eat!” “What time is it?” Time: It’s what we measure our days by. In ancient days, people took that literally; the light of the day was how they measured and “told… Continue Reading “Jesus Christ, the Ultimate Sacrifice: The Time Revealed”
Emerging from the Darkness
He’d come to visit me when I was on my own and single. My little brother and I had planned ahead of time to take in a concert at a nearby college. The artists performing both professed to be believers. As the opening “act”… Continue Reading “Emerging from the Darkness”
What Distractions Weigh You Down?
“Aaaaahhh! There’s a stick!…Oooo! Catch that leaf! The wind is blowing it a cross the yard!!…Who is that at the neighbor’s?!?…Squirrrrrelll!!!” If you’ve read the last post, you know that we’re working on training our puppy. Just this morning, we were outside, working on… Continue Reading “What Distractions Weigh You Down?”
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